(A) This municipality hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
(B) The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of this municipality.
(C) Administration and enforcement of the code within this municipality should be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing body of this municipality from time to time by resolution:
(1) By the designation of an employee of the municipality to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the municipality;
(2) By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
(3) By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an inter-municipal agreement;
(4) By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this municipality; and
(5) By entering into an agreement with the state’s Department of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of structures other than one-family or two-family units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
(D) A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body of this municipality in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the Code, as amended from time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities, said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.
(E) The borough hereby specifically provides that the borough zoning permit procedures and requirements shall not be affected by this section and shall remain in full force and effect after the enactment of this section.
(F) The borough specifically provides that the borough application, regulations and requirements for a road occupancy permit and the standards for driveways shall not be affected by this section.
(H) The borough specifically provides that the rules, regulations and requirements adopted by the Cressona Borough Authority or which may be adopted by said Authority, and which are stricter than the standards found in the International Residential Code (IRC) for residential dwellings and the International Plumbing Code (IPC) for commercial buildings shall not be affected by this section and shall remain in full force and effect after the enactment of the section.
(I) Fees assessable by the municipality for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this section and the Code shall be established by the governing body, by resolution, from time to time.
(J) This section shall be effective on June 15, 2004.
(K) If any division, subsection, sentence or clause of this section is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section.
(Prior Code, Ch. 5, § 5-301) (Ord. 3-2004, passed 5-17-2004; Ord. 4-2004, passed 6-7-2004) Penalty, see § 150.99